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Whole Roasted Salmon with Orange Butter Glaze

Whole Roasted Salmon with Orange Butter Glaze

Roasting a whole fish looks more daunting than it is. There are a few secrets to success: First, place the salmon on cheesecloth before roasting so it will be easy to transport from pan to platter. Also, deglaze the pan before removing the fish: Pour a small amount of wine into the hot pan to loosen any part of the salmon skin that might stick.

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  • Yield Serves 12

Ingredients

    • 4 leeks, trimmed of dark-green stem, sliced in half lengthwise
    • 4 oranges
    • 1 whole salmon, about 8 pounds, head and tail on, scaled, cleaned
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 red onion, cut into 1/8-inch-thick rounds
    • 6 sprigs fresh cilantro
    • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
    • 1 cup dry white wine

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Strew bottom of 12-by-18-inch jelly-roll pan or 12-by-16-inch half-sheet pan with leeks; set aside. With a sharp knife, cut away the peel, pith, and outer membranes from 2 oranges; slice orange flesh into 1/4-inch-thick rounds; set aside.
  2. Rinse salmon under cold water, making sure cavity of fish is completely clean. Pat fish dry with paper towel. Cut 3 shallow slits through salmon's skin, about 3 inches apart, on each side of fish. Season salmon cavity with salt and pepper.
  3. Stuff cavity with cilantro sprigs, reserved orange rounds, and onion rounds. Drape a large piece of cheesecloth over leeks in bottom of roasting pan. Place salmon on top of cheesecloth.
  4. Squeeze juice from remaining 2 oranges into small saucepan; place pan over medium-high heat, and bring juice to a boil. Add butter, and stir until melted; remove pan from heat. Brush salmon with orange-juice mixture. Place roasting pan in oven, and roast salmon, basting every 10 minutes with orange-juice mixture, until skin is crispy and dark golden brown and meat is pink and firm to the touch, about 1 hour. If head or tail of fish become too dark, gently fold aluminum foil over them. Remove pan from oven; pour wine into pan to help loosen salmon. Using cheesecloth to help lift fish, carefully transfer to serving platter. Gently remove cheesecloth from under fish, and serve.

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